Editing Sandefjord (section)

== General information ==
[[File:Sandefjordsfjorden.png|thumb|left|The name originally belonged to the main [[fjord]], now called the [[Sandefjordsfjord]].<ref name="HKB1998">{{Cite book |last=Bertelsen |first=Hans Kristian |title=Bli kjent med Vestfold |publisher=Stavanger Offset AS |year=1998 |isbn=9788290636017 |language=no |trans-title=Become acquainted with Vestfold}}</ref>{{rp|96}}]]
The [[ladested]] of [[Sandefjord (town)|Sandefjord]] was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1845, the ladested of Sandefjord was made a [[kjøpstad]] (giving it market town rights). On 1 January 1889, a part of the neighboring municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandeherred]] (population: 318) was transferred into Sandefjord. In 1931, an area of the neighboring municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar]] (population: 66) was transferred into Sandefjord. In 1950, another area of the neighboring municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar]] (population: 226) was transferred into Sandefjord.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1968 the municipality of Sandefjord (population: 6,242) was merged with the surrounding municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar]] (population: 24,898), creating a much larger municipality of Sandefjord.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2017, the rural municipalities of [[Andebu]] and [[Stokke]] were merged into Sandefjord as part of a nationwide municipal reform. This merger was the first one to take place during the reform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord - Kommunesammenslåing |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Politikk-og-innsyn/kommunesammenslaing-o/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044720/https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Politikk-og-innsyn/kommunesammenslaing-o/ |archive-date=2017-12-09 |access-date=2017-12-08}}</ref>

=== Etymology ===
The name Sandefjord was first mentioned in chapter 169 of ''[[Sverris saga]]'' from the year 1200. It was then referring to the fjord which is now known as ''Sandefjordsfjord''.<ref name="RD">{{Cite book |last=Davidsen |first=Roger |title=Et Sted i Sandefjord |publisher=Sandar Historielag |year=2008 |isbn=9788299456753 |location=Sandefjord, Norge |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|353}} The municipality (originally the city of Sandefjord) is named after the local fjord, now called [[Sandefjordsfjorden]] since the [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]] grew up at the head of the fjord. The first element of the name comes from the old ''Sande'' farm ({{langx|non|Sandar}}). The old farm name is the [[plural]] form of {{wikt-lang|non|sandr}} which means "[[sand]]" or "[[sandbank]]s". The last element comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|fjǫrðr}} which means "[[fjord]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YpBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt |date=1907 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=6 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=260 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="TS">{{Cite book |last1=Sandberg |first1=Tore |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015111907579 |title=Sandefjord zoomet inn av fotograf Tore Sandberg |last2=Arveschoug |first2=Cato |publisher=C. Arveschoug and Magne Helland |year=2001 |isbn=9788299616706 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|6}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aadnevik |first=Kjell-Einar |title=Turguide til Larvik og Omegn |publisher=Dreyers forlag |year=2019 |isbn=9788282654418 |page=135 |language=no}}</ref>

=== Coat of arms ===
[[File:Sandefjord komm.svg|thumb|100px|left|Coat of arms (1914–2017)]]
[[File:Sandefjord komm 2017.svg|thumb|100px|left|Coat of arms (since 2017)]]
Sandefjord has had two coats of arms over the course of its history.

The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 9 May 1914 and they were in use until 1 January 2017.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|256}} The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a Viking ship sable with a sail [[Variation of the field|paly]] gules and argent under a whale [[embowed]]"''. This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms usually showed a [[mural crown]] over the shield. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a Viking ship with a red and white striped sail with an arched whale over the top. The [[Viking ship]] symbolizes the famous [[Gokstad ship]], which was found in Sandefjord in 1880, one of the best preserved Viking ships known. The whale symbolizes that in the late 19th and early 20th century, Sandefjord was a main home port for [[whale hunting|whalers]] operating in the southern oceans. The arms were designed by [[Andreas Bloch]]. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="flags">{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord, Vestfold (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-07-06.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070062.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dsandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

The current [[coat of arms]] was approved for use starting on 1 January 2017, after the merger of [[Andebu]], [[Stokke]], and Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2016 |title=Nytt kommunevåpen for nye Sandefjord kommune |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/nytt-kommunevapen-nye-sandefjord/id2510803/ |access-date=28 May 2017 |website=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref> The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a whaler with raised harpoon on a boat issuant from the base [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull i en oppvoksende båt en hvalfanger med hevet harpun, alt i svart}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a whaler with a harpoon standing on a boat that is coming out of the base of the shield. The arms show part of a local whale hunting monument to symbolize the historical importance of [[whaling]]. The arms were designed by Erik Raastad from Sandefjord who called the design "courage and strength". There were also minor modification done by the heraldic expert Jan Eide from Oslo. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref name="flags" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-01 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2016-09-09-1041 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Sandefjord_Kommunev%C3%A5pen.png.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dsandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>